Reversible necktie and method of making the same



A. FORTE Oct. 25, 1960' REVERSIBLE NECKTIE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed June 21, 1957 FIG. 1.

INVENTOR. ANTHONY FOQTE,

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United States Patent REVERSIBLE NECKTIE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME This invention relates to neckwear, and in particular to a double-faced or reversible necktie.

Reversible or double-faced ties are not, in and of themselves, broadly new. However, ties of this type that have previously been conceived have, in general, been rather expensive to make, by reason of complexities of design and of the steps necessary in producing a complete tie. Further, the reversible ties previously constructed have involved an excessive amount of hand operations, further adding to the cost of the necktie.

In view of the above, it is one important object to provide a double-faced necktie that will be particularly simple in respect to the construction thereof, and will lend itself to a marked degree to mass production operations, whereby to permit manufacture of an attractive, strong, double-faced necktie at a comparatively low cost.

Another object is to provide a necktie of the character described so designed that the body portion of the necktie will have the usual tubular shape inherent in neckties, and further, will have the usual lining, so that the necktie in these respects has the full advantages and desirable characteristics of conventional neckties, in respect to holding its shape, etc. It is proposed, however, to so design the necktie that while retaining these characteristics of conventional neck wear, it will be so designed that all stitching will be completely hidden, regardless of which face of the necktie is turned to the front.

Another object is to incorporate in the necktie an arrangement such that the stitching will connect the tubular body of the necktie to the lining, and also to a covering strip that is disposed exteriorly of the body, with other stitching being employed to connect said strip, at the opposite longitudinal edge thereof, to the corresponding, opposite edge of the piece used in forming the tubular body, the last named stitching being prevented, however, from penetrating the lining.

Yet another object is to incorporate in the necktie a double-faced construction that will adapt itself well for use with neckties of any of various well known materials, and which will also well adapt itself for use in neckties of any desired Width or end construction, that is, the invention is such that it can be incorporated in a necktie of the type having either a squarely cut off end, or alternatively a pointed or tapering end.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fourin-hand necktie of the paneled type (that is, of the type having a relatively narrow panel formed separately from and secured to the necktie body exteriorly thereof), with the invention embracing a relatively simple method of manufacturing a necktie of this type while still leaving therein the characteristics of being a lined tie of a reversisible nature.

Still another object is to provide a method of making a necktie of the kind described immediately above, which method will not only involve easily carried-out, simple manufacturing steps, but further, will be capable of being carried out with a minimum number of simply-cut pieces of fabric.

Other objects will appear from the following description, the claims appended thereto, and fromthe annexed drawing, in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view of the necktie as it appears when worn;

Figure 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of the necktie at an early stage of manufacture;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the necktie at a later stage;

Figure 4 is a view like Figure 2 showing the necktie at still a later stage in the manufacture; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through the completed tie.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the necktie constituting the present invention has been generally designated 10. It comprises three main components, these being a body 12, a lining 14, and a cover strip 16, which may also be termed a panel strip, since it defines an exterior, narrow, panel part in the completed'necktie. In the completed necktie, as shown in Figures 1 and 5, the body 12 is of a flattened, tubular form. The lining is a fiat, unfolded piece, and the cover strip 16 is disposed exteriorly of the necktie, overlying one face thereof, and is provided with inwardly folded longitudinal edges in a manner to be described hereinafter.

In manufacture of the necktie, as a first stepvan elongated, wide piece 17 of fabric is laid out in a flat, unfolded condition, said piece being used for providing the body 12 and being illustrated in this condition in Figure 2.

Then, the strip 16, which is a comparatively narrow piece of material in relation both to the lining and to the body, is laid upon the piece 17, and is stitched thereto by a single line of stitching 22. The cover strip 16 is in a completely unfolded condition, and has one longitudinal edge in registration with one longitudinal edge of the piece 17. At this time, the display surface of the body-forming piece 17, said surface being designated at 18, is faced upwardly, with strip 16 being secured to said surface 18 in overlying relation thereto. The back or non-display surface 20 'of the piece 17 faces downwardly at this stage of the manufacture. By display surface is meant the finished surface of the piece of fabric, which faces outwardly of the tubular body in the completed tie, and which extends over both the opposite faces or panels of the body, that is, the display surface appears regardless of whether the face of the body having strip 16 is to the front or whether, on the other hand, the opposite face of the body is to the front, as in Figure 1.

As a next step, the strip 16 is folded longitudinally upon itself, immediately adjacent the line of stitching 22, along a fold line 23 (Figures 3 and 5). Strip 16 will now project laterally outwardly from the adjacent longitudinal edge of the body-forming piece of material. Now, the body-forming piece is folded upon itself along a line 24 that extends longitudinally of the piece 12, and is offset slightly from the longitudinal median of said piece, in a direction toward the strip 16.

The free longitudinal edge of the strip 16, designated at 26 in Figure 3, is now in registration with the free longitudinal edge 28 of the piece 12, and the registered, free longitudinal edge portions of strip 16 and piece 12 are disposed in overlying relation to a wide lining piece 14, one longitudinal edge portion of which projects laterally outwardly beyond the registered edge portions of the strip 16 and piece 12. This is shown in Figure 3. Next, a line of stitching 30 is extended through the registered free longitudinal edge portions of strip 16 and piece 12, and through the lining 14, said stitching 30 being extended longitudinally of the lining 14 at a location offset slightly to one side of the longitudinal median of the lining 14, *as shown to best advantage in Figure 5. i The necktie is now turned over as shown in Figure 4,

so that the lining 14 now faces upwardly. The now tu-* bjrlar body is new rolled laterally to a'slight degree, eliminatingthe fold line.24 and locating the lining 14 andthe strip 16 symmetrically between opposite iongitudinal fold lines 32 of the body. j t v As a next step, one simply turns the completednecktie inside out, since the completed necktie as depicted at 'theleft of EigureA. was made with the non-display, err

surface 20 facedoutwardly. a Y

.When the tie has been turned inside out, as shown at the right in Figure 4, the displaysulface 18 will now face.outwar dl'y, as .will the strip 16,while 'the lining 14 will be on the inside. of thenecktie. The completed tie will appear as in Figure 5, and .as will be noted, all stitching is completely concealed, .There is no stitching at the oppositesid'es 32 of the necktie, the stitching being confined entirely to the center portion of the tie. The ,opposite longitudinal edges of the piece that forms the 7 body 12 are spaced apart slightly along the longitudinal median of the completed necktie, as shown at '34, with the strip 16 overlying the same 'and having inwardly ifolded edge portions 36 in the. completed necktie, one edge portion 36 being secured by stitching 22 "to the corresponding 'edge portion of the piece 12 at one side of space 34. .The other edge portion 36 is secured by stitching 30 not ,only to the other edge of the bodyforming piece, 'at the opposite side space 34, but also to 'the lining14j i a It has been found that this construction provides an attractive, reversible necktie. One ipanelfdesignat'ed 38 in Figure and in Figure '1, can be faced to the front.

If one desires to reversethe necktie, so as to be seem ingly wearing a completely 'difierent'necktie, thereby in efiect doubling the life of each necktie andfseemingly adding to the "selection'of neckties, the tie is merely re- ,versed, so that the opposite panel 40, having the strip '16, now faces to the front. Strip 16 liescompletely flat upon the front panel, and'may be formed of a comparatively thin fabric, pressed along its foldededges'. In -.this .way, the strip will blend into the material of the .bOdY 12, and may actuallybe Worked into the design that is provided in the fabric of the body. 7 The strip can be of the same color as the body, or alternatively, can be of a harmonizing color or shade. i

In any' event, the particular construction lends itself .well to manufacture of the necktie at a comparatively low cost, considerin'g the attractiveness thereof and the particularly strong, reinforced construction. Thetiehas a flat and neat appearance, and at 'the'sl'ameftime, considerable strength is added to the tie by the particular formation and relative arrangement of the three main pieces or components, and the particular connections 22,

30 ofsaid pieces to each other. 7 v

It will be noted, in the illustrated example of the invention, that the tie shown by way of example in Figure 1 has bluntly pointed ends 42, 44 respectively. These are inerely illustrative, and are not to be "considered 'as necessarilyrestrictive of the tie construction. Obviously, the tie could have squarely cut off ends, and except as necessarily require'db'y the scope of the appended claims, 'I do not desiretto limitrnyself to any particular width, end formation, or material usedin manufacture of the tie. I

It is believed clear that the invention is not necessarily confined to the specific use 'or uses thereof described above, since it may be utilized for any purpose to which it may be suited. No'ris the invention to be necessarily limited to the specific construction illustrated and def' scribe d, since such construction is only intended to be illustrative of the principles of 'operationand the means change in construction that may be permitted within th scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a reversible necktie, an elongated body in the form of a fiat tube the material of which is finished on one side to provide a display surface and, on its opposite side, is left as a non-display surface, the display surface of said material facing outwardly on both faces of the tube so that either face ma be used as a forwardly facing front panel of the necktie, one face of the tube having a narrow, longitudinally and centrally extending space; a lining extending within the body in back of said space and comprising a single, fiat thickness of material extending longitudinally and centrally of said tube; a cover strip substantially narrower than the lining and extending exteriorly of the body, said strip having a body part in overlying relation to said space and having longitudinal edge portions integral with 'the body part at op posite sides thereof and disposed wholly in back er the body part at opposite sides of said space; means connecting one'longitudinal edge portion of the cover strip to the body and to the lining, comprising a single line of stitching; and means connecting the other, longitudinal edge portion of the strip to the body only, comprising a single line of stitching extending in'parallelism with the first named line of stitching, said edge portions of the strip being folded under to face one another across said space and extending in registration with the opposite sides of the space, said lines of stitching extending only through the folded-under edge portions and being whollyiconce'aled in back of the body-partof the strip.

2. The method 'of making a necktie that comprises superposin'g an elongated strip upon a necktie body wider than the strip with one side edgeof the strip registered with the corresponding body edge; connecting said edges; folding the strip lengthwise with its other side edge located laterally outwardly fro'm'one side edge of the body; folding the body lengthwise with its fold embracing the strip, the other side edges of the strip and body being registered; superposinga lining upon said other side edges withthe respective side edges of the lining located at opposite sides of said registered other side edges of the strip and body, the lining and said strip embracing said other side edge of the body; connecting the lining, strip, and body along :a line close to said registered other side edges of the strip and body; rolling the body laterally to locate the lining symmetrically betw'eenthe sides of the body; and finally, turning the body inside out to lo- .cate the lining interiorly and the strip'exteriorly of the body.

3., The method of making a four-in' hand necktie of the paneled, tubular, reversible type that comprises the steps of superimposinga one-piece, single thickness panel strip upon 'a one-piece, single thickness tie body sub- 'stantially coextensive 'in length with but appreciably wider than said strip; registering corresponding longitudinal edges of the strip and body so that the other longitudinal edge of the strip will be spaced laterally inwardly of the body from the other longitudinal edge of the body, with the registered edges outside the space defined between said other longitudinal edges; connectin'gthest'rip and body by a line of stitching paralleling and closely spaced from the registered edges; folding the strip along a line close to and paralleling said line of stitching, outwardly from 'the body in a direction such that the registered, connected edges will now be disposed within the space between 'said other longitudinal edges of'the body and 'strip; folding the body longitudinally along a line and in a direction efiective .to bring the same into embracing relation to the strip, withsaid other longitudinaledges' of the bodyand strip'now in registrationgsuperimposing acne-piece, single thickness lining'uponthe bodyext'eriorly of the fold in contact with said other edge 6f the body, with the registered other edges of the body and strip extending mag -a ate that is parallel to and is disposed between the opposite longitudinal edges of the lining, although closer to one edge of the lining than to the other edge thereof; connecting the lining, body, and panel strip together :by a single line of stitching that parallels and is closely spaced from said registered other edges of the body and strip, whereby to impart a tubular form to the body; rolling the tubular body laterally to locate the lining and strip midway between and in symmetrical relation to the opposite sides of the body; and finally, turning the body inside-Out to dispose the lining interiorl-y and the strip exteriorly thereof.

Refierences Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Oppenheimer July 15, 1902 Lewin June 6, 1916 Keiser May 12, 1936 Gouner Jan. 3, 1956 Brostofi Dec. 18, 1956 Taksa May 20, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Nov. 24, 1921 

